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Clinton Christian Reformed Church Sunday, March 8, 2015 Website: www.clintonchristianreformedchurch.ca
WELCOME to our worship service in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you come as a visitor today, we hope you will leave as a friend. Whether you are a newcomer to the community or to our church, we are honoured to have you here. May we all be strengthened and encouraged by the proclamation of the gospel. Please take the opportunity to sign a Care Card in the pews and place in the offering bag. After the service please join us for a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.
“The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are at the heart of the Christian gospel, and Good Friday and Easter are two of the most significant celebrations of the Christian year. LENT is a season of preparation and repentance during which we anticipate Good Friday and Easter.” This year we will be reflecting on Jesus as the Suffering Servant in Isaiah.
Prayer Needs: Our Heavenly Father is gracious and He has an ever listening ear. We can call to Him at all times and find refuge in Him because of Jesus. This is a comfort and a vital outlet for our personal concerns and the concerns of others. Let us be faithful in praying for one another, asking the Lord to strengthen, heal and encourage. Remember those with health challenges: Bert Renkema and our shut-ins: Alice Bakelaar, Teresa Vanderhaar, Fay Stryker, Pietje Bylsma, Jane VanSpengen and Sandra Raidt. Our Condolences go out to Laurie & Jeff Bylsma and their families with the passing of Laurie’s mother, Frances Wynja, who went home to heaven on Wednesday afternoon. May God continue to give you His strength and comfort during this time of loss and grief. Birthday Congratulations to Grace Greidanus, March 9th, who will be celebrating her 80th birthday. May God bless you on your special day.
Session 7: Mothers as Image-bearers: The relationship between mother and child exemplifies the nurturing care of the God of the universe.
Next Sunday afternoon at 2pm, Dick Roorda & Pastor Ron will lead worship in Huronview. You are encouraged to join us. On Sunday morning, April 19th, the Lord willing, we plan to have a special service of prayer for our world, the church, and this new growing season. The Pastor’s Class meets today from 11:30-12:15 upstairs in Pastor Ron’s study
CALENDAR of EVENTS For more information on our groups and programs, please visit our church website.
Monday, March 9 - @7:30pm – Elders’ Meeting; 8pm – Deacons’ Meeting Tuesday, March 10 – @ 1:30pm – Yoga; 7:15pm – Young People; 7:30pm – Pins & Needles Wednesday, March 11 - @9am – Knitting Club; 7:20pm – Coffee Break; 8pm – Men of Note Thursday, March 12- @9:30am – CoffeeBreak; 7:15pm – GEMS & Cadets Sunday, March 15 - @10am-Worship Service; 11:30am– Pastor’s Class; 3pm – Family Project
HOSPITALITY SCHEDULE March 8
March 15
Pastor am/ 3pm Leading Elder
Ron Luchies / Family Project Phil Dykstra
Ron Luchies / Family Project Esau Tiesma
Ushers: Main/Wing F & W Rozendal / Fred Mulder R & A DeWeerd / John Oskam
Song Leader Pianist Screen- am / 3 pm Sound System
Jubilation Arlene VanMaar Jackie V.derhaar/Angela Kaptein Brad Kroes
Bert VanMaar Dick Roorda / Irene Dykstra Jennifer Whaling for both Bill VanWyk
Offerings Coffee Hosts
Ramoth House in Mt. Forest Harry & Anita Otten
Lighthouse Herman & Gertie Greidanus
Mom of Month Nursery am Helpers am Nursery 3pm
Debra Rozendal Ariel Kroesbergen, Rachel Feddes, Cathy Roest Jacqueline Whaling, Olivia Goodburn, Travis Buffinga Melinda Haak, Ann Kaastra, Jared Haak
Debra Rozendal Derek Kootstra, Katie Jurgens, Janny VanGaalen Levi Veenstra, Scott VanDorp, Sarah Waanders Ann Slotegraaf, Marianne Dykstra, Katelyn Damsma
Sunday School Teachers / Helpers
A.Mahon, Brennan Greidanus, Josh VanDorp, Brooke Kootstra
A.Mahon, Brennan Greidanus Matt VanDorp, Andrea Rether
GROUNDWORK: FLAWS BRING US BACK TO GOD: - Join us as we study the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5, and discover how God uses our human flaws to help us recognize our need for him. Join us each week: subscribe for free weekly email notifications at ListenToGroundwork.com or visit GroundworkOnline.com to find a local radio station or listen now. KIDS KORNER: DIRTY JOBS: Chance Calhoun and the Rodeo are in town! Liz wonders what it takes to be a true cowboy even if it means he has to get a little dirty. Follow the adventures of Liz and his pals every week: subscribe for free at getkidscorner.com. Be sure to download this special song, “Leap of Faith,” at kidscorner.net/offer. The BANNER is in your mailboxes.
Collections for February: Birthday Fund $95; Coupon Fund $1560; Deacons $1,146.50; General Operating Fund $22,340; Room2Grow $1773.75; Sunday School Income $156.83; Tuition Relief $1149.70; Canada Food Grains $2298.40. Needed for budget $41,032. Short this month $18,692. Short to date $42,422. Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Goderich will be hosting a Worship Conference and Concert with Robin Mark and the Belfast Band on Saturday, April 11th! The Worship Conference is entitled “Matters of Significance: Learning and Encouraging Authentic Worship” and will run from 10am-4pm on Saturday. The Concert begins at 7pm. The Worship Conference will be of great value particularly for anyone involved in worship planning and sound in your faith community. Workshops include: 1. Worship as a Lifestyle; 2.Team Dynamics; 3. Song Writing for Worship; 4. Acoustics for Churches; 5. PA Q & A; 6. Building a Team with Musicians of Varying Abilities; 7. Drum Workshop; 8. Keyboard Workshop; 9. Guitar Workshop; 10. Whistles & Woodwinds Workshop. Worship Conference - $60 (10am-4pm, registration at 9:30am). Concert - $22 (7pm, doors open at 6:30pm). Combined Conference/Concert ticket - $75. *Tickets at the door will be an additional $5, and the Combined Conference/Concert ticket will not be offered at the door. Details found on our website www.trinitychurchgoderich.ca. There you will find a link to buy your tickets online and sign up for the workshops. Wingham and District Right to Life annual banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:45 pm at the Columbus Centre. The guest speaker will be Alex Schadenberg from Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students. Please contact Kathy Waechter at 357-1558 or [email protected] to order tickets. Support for Training in Ministry: Classis Huron invites students from this classis who are considering full time ministry within the CRC to apply for a classical grant. These students must be planning to attend seminary in the school year 2015-2016. For applications and further info please contact Rev. Brian Bork by email: [email protected] or by phone: 1-519-497-6152. Current recipients must also make clear their intentions. Applications & further info is available at www.classishuron.ca under Forms and Mandates for the Classical Ministerial Leadership Team. Deadline is April 13. As churches in Classis Huron let us pray for God to raise up workers in His kingdom from our congregations. “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2 Calling All Graduates! If you are graduating from high school, are pursuing post-secondary education, and have made a contribution to the pro-life movement, we would love to hear from you! You may be eligible to WIN the Wingham Right to Life Bursary. Please contact Brenda Sjaarda at 519-526-7444 or at [email protected] for an application for this award. If you know someone who might qualify for this award, please encourage them to apply. We would love to hear all of the wonderful ways in which our youth are making a difference in support of life. The deadline for completed applications is June 1st.
Police Checks: Keep them coming. We need another 180. Please put them in Derek Rozendal’s mailbox, or drop off at the office. Make sure you sign and date the back of the pages. Thankyou At the January Council meeting a VOTE OF AFFIRMATION was adopted by council for the choosing of Elders and Deacons. The Congregation will be asked to show their support for the nominees by an act of affirmation. Once the list of nominees has been finalized you will be asked to endorse as many of the nominees as you would like. All of the nominees who have received a 70% endorsement will be considered affirmed by the membership. Those names will be put into a hat. Lots will then be cast as usual. Full Council met on Monday March 2. A significant amount of time was spent reviewing the results of the survey (which will be printed in the bulletin). There was very open and sincere discussion regarding the how to interpret and use these results and what the next steps ought to be. Council decided to table this discussion for another month and then vote on the topic at the next full Council meeting in April. There will be three separate motions to be voted on at the next meeting as it relates to Women serving in the office of Deacon, Women serving in the office of Elder and Women serving in the office of Pastor/Preacher. Please keep this Council in your prayers as it prayerfully and faithfully considers these important questions. Council accepted a membership request with regrets. Donny and Katrina Greidanus made the formal request to transfer their memberships to Blyth CRC. Their involvement and participation in our church will be missed and we pray that God will continue to bless them in their new church home. Finally, the application for a Summer Intern Pastor was due this past Wednesday on March 4, 2015. This was sent in and the process has now officially begun. We do know that not all churches who apply will be granted a Summer Intern as there are more churches then candidates. We will know by the end of March either way. God Bless you all, Council Congregation Survey Results 1. Are you in favor of women serving as deacons?
Confessing: 68.4% Yes; 21.4% No; 10.2% Undecided Baptized: 71.4% Yes; 17.1% No; 11.4% Undecided
2. Are you in favour of woman serving as elders? Confessing: 47.6% Yes; 38.0% No; 14.4% Undecided Baptized: 62.9% Yes; 28.6% No; 8.6% Undecided
3. Are you in favour of women serving as ministers in this congregation? Confessing: 42.2% Yes; 43.3% No; 14.4% Undecided Baptized: 57.1% Yes; 28.6% No; 14.3% Undecided
CoffeeBreak for Women: Session 4: Practicing the Art of Soul Control. Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. All women are welcome even if you have not been yet!!! There is babysit and StoryHour for the kids on Thursday morning.
Grief Recovery Outreach Program at Clinton Public Hospital, March 23-May25 from 7-9pm. 10 weeks that will change your life! Need to pre-register. See poster for more details.
Order of Worship for Lent Pastor Ron Luchies * indicates to please stand if able
Acknowledging God’s Presence Responsive Call to Worship Silent Prayer * God’s Greeting * Songs of Praise: SB# 98 “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross”
PH# 483 “How Great Thou Art” Quieting Our Hearts The Ten Commandments A Lenten Litany Prayer Assurance from the Cross * Song of Celebration: PH# 472 “O Jesus, We Adore You ” Embracing God’s Word Children’s Message (children remain seated): Sights and Sounds of Lent Prayer for Blessing and Guidance (ages 3-Gr.2, leave after prayer) Scripture Reading: Isaiah 53:4-6 (pg 731) Isaiah Lenten Message: “Discovery”
1. Unfolding Scripture’s promise 3. Suffering sin’s punishment, vs 5a 2. Taking our pain – vs 4 4. Paying salvation’s price, vs 5b
5. Being God’s provision, vs6 Shaping Our Obedience * Hymn of Application: PH# 385 “Alas and Did My Savior Bleed” Sunday School for Gr.3-6 and Catechism 7-12 leave during singing
Offertory Prayer / Offering: Ramoth House in Mount Forest Prayers of the People * Closing Hymns: SB# 12 “Be Unto Your Name”;
SB# 189 “Ten Thousand Angels” Receiving God’s Blessing
Object of the Week Reminder * Benediction * Doxology: PH# 620: 3 “By the Sea of Crystal”
There are large print hymn books, Bibles and songbooks available. Ask an usher. Today’s offering: Ramoth House is a cooperative living residence serving young women who are pregnant or parenting a child under one year of age and is a program operated by Ramoth Life Centre, a non profit, inter-denominational agency based in Mount Forest dedicated to providing practical support and encouragement. Our service also has 24hr support to our clients. Ramoth House's ability to offer long term stays allows for more intensive training of the life skills necessary for a successful transition to independent living.
Next Week’s Offering: As a multi-cultural Christian outreach and community centre, The Lighthouse demonstrates God’s love by offering unconditional hospitality, by sharing our
resources and by helping people in need. We offer an atmosphere of respect, dignity and security in order to address spiritual, emotional and physical needs, all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We establish and maintain wellbeing, safety, dignity and community for individuals and families affected by poverty, immigration stress, injustice and violence. We offer LOVE and COMPASSION to all people recognizing that we are called to ‘love our neighbours as ourselves’. For more info check website at lighthousecentre.ca Huron Serve is set for June 27-July 4 2015 at the Vanastra Community CRC. At this point we have all the spaces filled and we have people from all our sister CRC churches on the host team for the first time and look forward to working together as we prepare for the week ahead. Gil Clelland is our speaker and this year he has written the material we will be using for the week. The theme is "The other 51", what do we do after the week of serve and how do we carry what we learned in the rest of the year. The music is once again our awesome Praise Band, who are eager to be a part of this ministry! We meet once a month right now to start making plans and getting to know each other as team members. We ask for all your continued support in ways of prayers, financial support and volunteers where needed. We will keep everyone informed as to what is needed as we get closer to the week. May this week be a blessing to all involved and as the theme for the year states may it be carried throughout the year ahead.
Object of the Week: Nails (one for each person in household)
Thought for the Week: Nails can be used in many ways. None of us likes the thought of a nail being driven through human hands and feet; yet many of us enjoy constructing something useful with a hammer and nails. The construction project at Calvary combined the most painful use of nails with the most meaningful product ever: our salvation. The Bible reading this week leaves no doubt that Calvary’s hammering was for you. Will you respond by building your life with Him? Bible Readings for the week:
1. Acts 2: 22-24 3. 1 John 1: 8-2:2 5. 1 Corinthians 3: 1-13 2. Isaiah 53: 6-9 4. Colossians 2: 13-15 6. John 20: 24-28
Question to Consider: 1. Place a small pile of nails at some central location in your home. Sometime during the
week consider your sins for which Christ was crucified. Confess them in prayer. Now thank God for the forgiveness Christ accomplished for you through the crucifixion.